KwaNobuhle is the largest township on the outskirts of
Uitenhage
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, followed by
KwaLanga in the
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
province of the Republic of
South Africa
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.
Water supply
KwaNobuhle has been one of the townships in the region that have experienced problems with disrupted water supply
or water restrictions during droughts due low levels in the
Kouga Dam
The Kouga Dam is an arch dam on the Kouga River about west of Patensie in Kouga Local Municipality, South Africa. It supplies irrigation water to the Kouga and Gamtoos valleys as well as drinking water to the Port Elizabeth metropolitan area v ...
and
Lourie Dam
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* Arthur LouriƩ (born 1892), Russian composer
* Don Lourie (born 1899), American football player
* ...
. Completion of the Nooitgedacht water scheme, implemented by Amatola Water and financed by the
Department of Water and Sanitation
The Department of Water and Sanitation is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for the state of water and sanitation in South Africa.
In May 2009, following the election of Jacob Zuma, the Department of Wa ...
is seen as a way to alleviate these problems.
References
Populated places in Nelson Mandela Bay
Populated places established in 1804
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